title: A rare cause of obstructive jaundice and gastric outlet obstruction.
abstract: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal obstruction, and is characterized by 3(rd) duodenal obstruction between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Classical symptoms are postprandial epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss, or acute upper gastrointestinal obstruction. We herein describe an unusual presentation, with jaundice due to compression of the common bile duct by the gastric obstruction and dilated duodenum.
authors.affiliation: Florence Jeune, Alain Sauvanet, Sébastien Gaujoux, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Pôle des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif (PMAD), AP-HP, Beaujon Hospital, 92110 Clichy, France.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jeune
authors.forename: Gaspard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: d'Assignies
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauvanet
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaujoux
keywords: Obstructive jaundice; Superior mesenteric artery syndrome; Upper gastrointestinal obstruction